A proposed tidal barrier is to be made 32ft (10m) shorter to reduce costs following a review. The Environment Agency says the structure in Bridgwater, Somerset, will now be 49ft (15m) high but still p...
Michelle RuminskiSomerset politics reporter BBC MP Gideon Amos wants housing decisions to be made locally An MP has condemned planning reforms that would give the government the final say on large dev...
Michelle RuminskiSomerset political reporter BBC The 12-acre Saxonvale site has lain derelict for decades and has been the subject of several failed regeneration plans A social enterprise is to launch...
Michelle RuminskiSomerset Political Reporter Millie Coward Millie and Jon Coward, the owners of the Bell Inn in Wiveliscombe, say they don’t know where they will find an extra £500 a week to pay...
Michelle Ruminski,Somerset political reporterand Ruth Bradley,Somerset political reporter BBC News Red Brick says it is “preparing for the very real possibility of insolvency” A council ha...
Michelle RuminskiSomerset Political Reporter BBC Yeovil College CEO and Principal Mark Bolton said the £90m project will “redefine engineering education in our region” A £90m rebuild of Ye...
An MP has called for the new one-way system to be dropped claiming it has led to “traffic chaos”. Bridgwater MP Sir Ashley Fox said making East Quay and Salmon Parade in the town one-way a...
A housing development which will see more than 320 properties built on the edge of a town has been approved, despite concerns around public rights of way. Persimmon Severn Valley said it would build 3...
Michelle RuminskiSomerset Political Reporter, Frome BBC One of the abandoned buildings on the Saxonvale site in the middle of Frome A derelict site in the heart of a town centre is to be put back on t...
Michelle RuminskiSomerset political reporter, Taunton and Bea SwallowWest of England BBC Mum-of-three Hayley says trying to secure special educational need provisions for her children has been “...